POSTDOCTORAL

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Applicants must be US citizens or permanent
residents who are completing their residency or
who have completed one year in an accredited
fellowship program. Additional information can
be obtained by accessing the Division of
Hematology/Oncology within the Department of
Medicine www.medicine.northwestern.edu/ For
additional information about the laboratory
preceptors www.cancer.northwestern.edu/Home/ Inde
x.cfm Applicants should send their curriculum
vitae, fellowship application, statement of
research interest, list of potential mentor and
letter of reference to Robin Leikin,
Ph.D. Scientific Program Director Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern
University 303 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL
60611 E-mail rleikin_at_northwestern.edu Northwest
ern University is an Equal Opportunity
Affirmative Action Employer. Underrepresented
minorities are strong encouraged to
apply. updated 03/1/06
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
PROGRAM in CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
RESEARCH
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center Northwestern University 303 E Chicago
Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
funded by the National Cancer Institute National
Institute of Health
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Introduction The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive
Cancer Center of Northwestern University is an
NCI-funded cancer center. The Clinical Oncology
Research Training Program at the Cancer Center
enables four postdoctoral fellows per year to
receive state-of-the-art training in one of five
areas 1) viral oncogenesis 2) tumor
invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis
3) hormones and signal transduction in
cancer 4) cancer genes and molecular
regulation 5) cancer biology Trainees have the
opportunity to carry out laboratory research as
well as to explore the applied relevance of their
research. The laboratory preceptors of this
program are well established investigators with
NIH funded research programs. A structured
educational curriculum, clinical rotations and
seminar series complement the laboratory
training. Program Director Steven T. Rosen,
M.D., Professor and Director, Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center Program Co-Director
Leo Gordon, M.D., Professor, Department of
Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology Program
Co-Director David Walterhouse, M.D., Associate
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of
Hematology/Oncology Administrative Director
Robin Leikin, Ph.D., Research Assistant
Professor, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center
Laboratory Preceptors Fellows select a
laboratory research mentor from the following
faculty listed by their Cancer Center program
affiliation Cancer Genes and Molecular
Regulation John Crispino, Ph.D. Elizabeth Eklund,
M.D. Robert Holmgren, Ph.D. Philip Iannaccone,
M.D., Ph.D. Jonathan Licht, M.D. Boris Pasche,
M.D., Ph.D. Elizabeth Perlman, M.D. Steven Rosen,
M.D. Cancer Cell Biology Richard Morimoto,
Ph.D. Janardan Reddy, M.D. Vincent Cryns,
M.D. Hiroaki Kiyokawa, Ph.D. Tumor Invasion,
Metastasis and Angiogenesis Raymond Bergan,
M.D. Robert Goldman, Ph.D. Kathleen Green,
Ph.D. Mary Hendrix, Ph.D. Jonathan Jones,
Ph.D. Hormones and Signal Transduction in
Cancer J. Larry Jameson, M.D., Ph.D. Chung Lee,
Ph.D. Jill Pelling, Ph.D. Leonidas Platanias,
M.D., Ph.D. Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D. Viral
Oncogenesis Laimonis Laimins, Ph.D. Jonathan
Leis, Ph.D. Richard Longnecker, Ph.D. Kathleen
Rundell, Ph.D.
Program Overview The Clinical Oncology Research
Training Program of the Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center offers two years of
laboratory research through the adult or
pediatric Divisions of Hematology/Oncology.
Second or third year fellows enrolled in
accredited programs in adult or pediatric
hematology/oncology interested in laboratory
research can apply to the Cancer Centers
NCI-funded training program, the Clinical
Oncology Research Training Program. Both a basic
science faculty member and a clinical science
mentor supervise fellows selected into the
program. The curriculum includes Curriculum ?
Laboratory research (75 effort) ? Coursework in
cancer research ? Clinical conferences ? Biweekly
Oncology Research Journal Club ? Monthly
meeting with laboratory mentor ? Annual
translational research retreat ? Annual research
presentation ? Tumor Cell Biology Seminar
Series ? Outpatient clinic one day per
week Clinical Mentors A. Benson, M.D.
T. Kuzel, M.D. R. Bergan, M.D. L.
Platanias, M.D. S. Cohn, M.D. S.
Rosen, M.D. E. Eklund, M.D. M. Tallman,
M.D. L. Gordon, M.D. J. Von Roenn,
M.D. W. Gradishar, M.D. D. Walterhouse,
M.D. M. Kletzel, M.D. J. Winter, M.D.